adjective
- consisting of or containing more than two atoms
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Water is a polyatomic molecule with three atoms.
- Polyatomic ions contain multiple atoms bonded together.
- Sulfate is a common polyatomic ion in chemistry.
- The polyatomic compound had a complex molecular structure.
- Students learned to identify polyatomic molecules in lab.
- Ammonia is a simple polyatomic molecule with four atoms.